The Rangers play their fifth game of the 2018-19 season and continue a three-game homestand Saturday, Oct. 13, against the Edmonton Oilers at Madison Square Garden (1:00 p.m. ET - TV: MSG Network, Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts are playing against a Western Conference opponent during each game of their current three-game homestand (San Jose, Edmonton, and Colorado). Including Saturday's contest, four of the Rangers' next five games will take place at MSG.

RANGERS VS. OILERS

All-Time: 33-30-9-2 (15-16-6-1 at home; 18-14-3-1 on the road)

2018-19: Saturday's game is the first of two meetings between the Rangers and Oilers, and the only meeting between the two teams at MSG. Following Saturday's game, the Rangers and Oilers will face each other on the following date: Mar. 11 (at Edmonton).

2017-18: The Rangers posted a 2-0-0 record (1-0-0 at home; 1-0-0 on the road). Mats Zuccarello led all skaters with three assists and tied for first among all skaters with three points in the season series, while Pavel Buchnevich(one goal, one assist) and Mika Zibanejad(one goal, one assist) each recorded two points in two contests. The Blueshirts were 3-for-6 (50.0%) on the power play over the two games. Alexandar Georgiev made 35 saves and earned his first career NHL win on Mar. 3, 2018 at Edmonton.

The Rangers have won each of their last five games against the Oilers, dating back to Dec. 15, 2015. New York's five-game winning streak against Edmonton is its longest against the Oilers in franchise history.

The Blueshirts have earned at least one point in 12 of 16 games against the Oilers since the start of the 2005-06 season (10-4-2 record over the span).

Each of the last eight meetings between the Rangers and Oilers (since the start of the 2014-15 season) has been decided by two or fewer goals.

New York has recorded five power play goals in its last six games against Edmonton, dating back to the start of the 2015-16 season (5-for-16; 31.3% over the span).

Brian Leetch is the Rangers' all-time leader in goals (11), assists (17), and points (28) against the Oilers, and he recorded his first career NHL goal on Mar. 24, 1988 against Edmonton at MSG. Ron Greschner is the Blueshirts' all-time leader in games played against Edmonton (30). Mike Richter has earned more career wins against Edmonton than any other Rangers goaltender (11); in 16 career appearances against the Oilers, Richter posted an 11-1-4 record (W-L-T), along with a 2.02 GAA, a .936 SV%, and 1 SO.

RANGERS-OILERS CONNECTIONS

Glen Sather served as the Oilers President and General Manager from 1980-81 - 1999-00. In addition, Sather was Edmonton's Head Coach for parts of 11 seasons in the NHL (1979-80; 1980-81 - 1988-89; 1993-94), as well as parts of three seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1976-77 - 1978-79. Sather also played one season with the Oilers in the WHA (1976-77). The Oilers honored Sather by raising a banner to go alongside their retired jerseys on Dec. 11, 2015.

Cam Talbot played two seasons with the Rangers (2013-14 and 2014-15) and helped the Blueshirts advance to the Stanley Cup Final in 2013-14. Talbot was also the winner of the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award in 2014-15.

David Oliver played parts of three seasons with the Oilers (1994-95 - 1996-97) and established career-highs in goals (20), assists (19), and points (39) with Edmonton in 1995-96.

Oilers Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Craig MacTavish played part of one season with the Rangers (1993-94) and helped the Blueshirts win the Stanley Cup. MacTavish also served as an Assistant Coach with the Rangers for two seasons (1997-98 and 1998-99).

Mika Zibanejad, Ryan Strome, and Adam Larsson were selected in three consecutive picks in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (Larsson - fourth overall by New Jersey; Strome - fifth overall by the Islanders; Zibanejad - sixth overall by Ottawa). Zibanejad, Vladislav Namestnikov, Strome, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Adam Larsson, and Oscar Klefbom were all selected in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and four of those players were selected within the first six picks of the Draft (Nugent-Hopkins, Larsson, Strome, Zibanejad).

Mika Zibanejad, Fredrik Claesson, and Oscar Klefbom all helped Sweden win a gold medal at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship. Zibanejad and Klefbom also helped Sweden earn a silver medal at the 2011 IIHF U18 World Championship.

Marc Staal and Kris Russell helped Canada win a gold medal in back-to-back years at the IIHF World Junior Championship (2006 and 2007), and the two players represented Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Championship.

Adam McQuaid and Milan Lucic were teammates with the Bruins for parts of six seasons (2009-10 - 2014-15) and helped Boston win the Stanley Cup in 2010-11.

Ryan Spooner and Milan Lucic were teammates with the Bruins for parts of three seasons (2012-13 - 2014-15).

Vladislav Namestnikov and Jason Garrison were teammates with the Lightning for three seasons (2014-15 - 2016-17).

Kevin Shattenkirk and Kris Russell were teammates with the Blues for two seasons (2011-12 and 2012-13) and with TPS of Liiga in Finland for part of the 2012-13 season.

Kevin Shattenkirk and Kyle Brodziak were teammates with the Blues for parts of two seasons (2015-16 and 2016-17).

Kevin Shattenkirk and Ty Rattie were teammates with the Blues for parts of four seasons (2013-14 - 2016-17; Rattie played 30 games with St. Louis over the four seasons).

Kevin Shattenkirk and Alex Chiasson were teammates at Boston University for one season (2009-10).

Mika Zibanejad and Alex Chiasson were teammates with the Senators for two seasons (2014-15 and 2015-16). In addition, Zibanejad, Chiasson, and Fredrik Claesson were all teammates with Ottawa during the 2015-16 season.

Tony DeAngelo and Tobias Rieder were teammates with the Coyotes for part of one season (2016-17).

Ryan Spooner and Zack Kassian were teammates with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for parts of two seasons (2008-09 and 2009-10).

Pavel Buchnevich and Mikko Koskinen were teammates with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for part of one season (2015-16).

Mats Zuccarello, Leon Draisaitl, and Andrej Sekera all helped Team Europe finish as the runner-up at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Chris Kreider and Zack Kassian were both selected in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Tony DeAngelo and Leon Draisaitl were both selected in the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Jeff Gorton was the Bruins Interim General Manager when the team selected Milan Lucic in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Filip Chytil and Kailer Yamamoto were selected with consecutive picks in the first round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (Chytil - 21st overall by the Rangers; Yamamoto - 22nd overall by Edmonton).

Brett Howden and Jesse Puljujarvi were both selected in the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Lindy Ruff was Alex Chiasson's Head Coach with the Stars for one season (2013-14).

Greg Brown was one of Kailer Yamamoto's Assistant Coaches with the United States at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship.

INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. OILERS

Henrik Lundqvist - 10 GP, 5-2-2, 2.49 GAA, .909 SV%, 1 SO - Lundqvist has earned a win in each of his last four decisions against Edmonton, and he has allowed two goals or fewer in seven of 10 career appearances against the Oilers.

Alexandar Georgiev - 1 GP, 1-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .946 SV% - Georgiev stopped 35 of 37 shots he faced to earn his first career NHL win in his only career appearance against the Oilers on Mar. 3, 2018 at Edmonton.

Mats Zuccarello - 10 GP, 4-8-12 - Zuccarello has registered eight points (two goals, six assists) in the last seven games against Edmonton, and he has posted four multi-point games in 10 career contests against the Oilers.

Kevin Shattenkirk - 21 GP, 4-7-11 - Shattenkirk has recorded nine points (three goals, six assists) and has posted a plus-11 rating in his last 14 games against the Oilers.

Cody McLeod - 43 GP, 4-6-10 - McLeod's six assists against Edmonton are the most he has recorded against one opponent in his NHL career, and his 10 points are tied for the most he has tallied against one opponent in his NHL career. He recorded an assist on the game-winning goal and led all skaters with six shots on goal in the Rangers' win against Edmonton on Mar. 3, 2018.

Kevin Hayes - 8 GP, 1-5-6 - Hayes has registered an assist/point in three of the last four games against Edmonton (one goal, four assists over the span).

Mika Zibanejad - 9 GP, 1-4-5 - Zibanejad has tallied five points (one goal, four assists) in his last eight games against Edmonton, and he has notched an assist/point in four of those eight contests.

Vladislav Namestnikov - 8 GP, 2-2-4 - Namestnikov has tallied four points (two goals, two assists) in his last six contests against the Oilers.

Brady Skjei - 5 GP, 0-3-3 - Skjei made his NHL debut on Dec. 15, 2015 against Edmonton at MSG, and he posted his first career multi-assist/point game in the NHL on Nov. 3, 2016 against the Oilers at MSG.

Jesper Fast - 7 GP, 2-1-3 - Fast has recorded three points (two goals, one assist) in the last five games against Edmonton.

Chris Kreider - 8 GP, 2-1-3 - Kreider has tallied three points (two goals, one assist) in his last five contests against the Oilers.

Pavel Buchnevich - 3 GP, 1-1-2 - Buchnevich has notched a point in each of the last two games against Edmonton (one goal, one assist).

CONNECTING THE DOTS

Several Rangers players have connections with fellow members of the Blueshirts and/or members of the team's coaching staff in addition to being teammates with the Rangers:

Pavel Buchnevich and Alexandar Georgiev were teammates while representing Russia in international competition during the 2014-15 season.

Fredrik Claesson and Mika Zibanejad were teammates with several teams prior to joining the Rangers:

The two were teammates in Sweden with Djurgardens' U18 team, U20 team in SuperElit, and professional team in the SHL over the course of three seasons (2009-10 - 2011-12).

Zibanejad and Claesson helped Sweden earn a gold medal at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Claesson and Zibanejad were both selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and were teammates in the Senators' organization (either with Ottawa or with Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) team, the Binghamton Senators) for parts of three seasons (2012-13 - 2013-14; 2015-16).

Fredrik Claesson and Jesper Fast represented Sweden in several tournaments over the course of three seasons (2009-10 - 2011-12).

Tony DeAngelo and Ryan Spooner were teammates with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for part of one season (2011-12).

Kevin Hayes and Chris Kreider were teammates at Boston College for two seasons (2010-11 and 2011-12) and won the National Championship in 2011-12.

Greg Brown was either an Assistant Coach or Associate Head Coach at Boston College throughout Hayes' and Kreider's tenures at the school.

Kevin Hayes and Brady Skjei represented the United States at the 2017 IIHF World Championship.

Kevin Hayes and Jimmy Vesey were friends while growing up in Massachusetts.

Chris Kreider and Neal Pionk helped the United States earn a bronze medal at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

Chris Kreider and Kevin Shattenkirk represented the United States at the 2011 IIHF World Championship.

Cody McLeod and Kevin Shattenkirk were teammates with the Avalanche for part of the 2010-11 season.

Cody McLeod was coached by David Quinn with the Avalanche during the 2012-13 season (Quinn was an Assistant Coach with Colorado).

Adam McQuaid and Marc Staal were teammates with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for four seasons (2003-04 - 2006-07).

Adam McQuaid and Ryan Spooner were teammates with the Bruins for parts of six seasons (2012-13 - 2017-18).

David Oliver held several roles throughout the Avalanche organization for 10 seasons during Cody McLeod's tenure with the team (2007-08 - 2016-17). Oliver was the General Manager of Colorado's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, during McLeod's only season in Lake Erie in 2007-08.

Kevin Shattenkirk was coached by David Quinn on several teams throughout his career before Quinn became the Rangers Head Coach:

Quinn was an Associate Head Coach at Boston University for two seasons while Shattenkirk attended the school (2007-08 and 2008-09), and Boston University won the National Championship in 2008-09.

Quinn was Shattenkirk's first Head Coach in professional hockey, as he coached Shattenkirk for parts of two seasons (2009-10 and 2010-11) with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL).

David Oliver served as the Avalanche's Director of Player Development for two seasons (2009-10 and 2010-11) while Kevin Shattenkirk was in the organization. Shattenkirk made his professional hockey debut in 2009-10 and his NHL debut with Colorado in 2010-11.

Kevin Shattenkirk and Brendan Smith were both selected in the first round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft (Shattenkirk - 14th overall by Colorado; Smith - 27th overall by Detroit).

Kevin Shattenkirk is a native of New Rochelle, New York. He was a Rangers fan growing up, and his favorite player was Brian Leetch.

Kevin Shattenkirk was coached by Rangers TV/Radio Analyst Dave Maloney when he was in high school.

Brady Skjei was coached by David Quinn at the 2016 IIHF World Championship (Quinn was an Assistant Coach with Team USA).

Brady Skjei was coached by Greg Brown at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship (Brown was an Assistant Coach with Team USA).

Brady Skjei and Vinni Lettieri were teammates at the University of Minnesota for two seasons (2013-14 and 2014-15).

ON POINT

In the Rangers' 3-2 overtime win against San Jose on Oct. 11, Brendan Smith registered the game-tying goal with 2:39 remaining in regulation, and Brady Skjei recorded the game-winning goal in overtime. The contest marked the first time in franchise history that Rangers defensemen recorded a game-tying goal with less than three minutes remaining in regulation and also tallied the game-winning goal in overtime.

SHOOTING GALLERY

The Rangers have registered 131 shots on goal through the first four games of the 2018-19 season (32.8 shots on goal per game). In addition, eight different Blueshirts have recorded eight or more shots on goal through the first four games of the season.

LEADING THE WAY

The Rangers have five alternate captains for the 2018-19 season - Jesper Fast, Chris Kreider, Marc Staal, Mika Zibanejad, and Mats Zuccarello. Staal is in his ninth season as an alternate captain with the Rangers, as he was first named an alternate captain at the start of the 2010-11 season. Among players on the current roster, Staal is the longest-tenured member of the team's leadership group. Zuccarello is in his second season as an alternate captain with the Rangers after first being named an alternate captain on Oct. 4, 2017, while Fast, Kreider, and Zibanejad all wore an 'A' during the second half of the 2017-18 season.

HOME COOKING

The Blueshirts registered their first home win of the 2018-19 season on Oct. 11 vs. San Jose. The Rangers earned at least one point in 25 of 41 home games in 2017-18 (21-16-4 record at MSG). The Blueshirts have earned 20 or more home wins in a season in each of the last five seasons (dating back to 2013-14) and in each of the last seven seasons which were 82 games in length (dating back to 2010-11). The Rangers have registered at least 20 home wins in a season in 11 of 13 seasons since 2005-06 (and in 11 of 12 seasons which were 82 games in length over the span).

KING HENRIK

Henrik Lundqvist stopped 41 of 43 shots he faced, including 34 of 35 shots he faced at even strength, to earn the win in the Rangers' last game on Oct. 11 vs. San Jose. He has allowed two goals in each of his first three appearances in 2018-19. Lundqvist has stopped 97 of 103 shots he has faced in three appearances in 2018-19 (.942 SV%), as well as 81 of 84 shots he has faced at even strength (.964 SV% at even strength). Lundqvist is one of three goaltenders in NHL history who have posted a .920 SV% or better in eight different seasons since the league began to track saves and SV% in 1955-56 (along with Dominik Hasek and Roberto Luongo). Lundqvist has appeared in 808 career games as a Ranger, and he is three appearances away from tying Jim Neilson (811) for the eighth-most regular season appearances by a Rangers player (skater or goaltender) in franchise history.